Elite US universities boast record applications – and rejections
Ivy League and peers pull further away from competition, but there may still be hope for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
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Rethinking institutional processes is boring – but the results are liberating
Minor tweaks to repetitive tasks can free up hundreds of hours of academic time for better things, says Andy Grayson
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In year like no other, Queensland fortifies its Future Fund
Australian university shrugs off Covid’s financial wrecking ball and even manages to bolster its insurance against future ‘shocks’
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Liberal academics should be wary of ‘caricaturing’ rightwingers
Social media may mute moderate voices, but that is no reason for researchers to presume they don’t exist, argues Duke expert in polarisation
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The removal of foreign scrutiny will worsen Pakistan’s PhD supervision
Poor incentives and oversight mean too many doctoral supervisors are unqualified or negligent, say Mehvish Riaz and Muhammad Rizwan Riaz
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UAE looks to increase demand for science among industry
Minister says a new strategy and government restructure will ensure a continuous push towards a ‘robust science and technology ecosystem’ in the Emirates
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Covid demands a radical refocus on authentic local partnerships
Nearby communities are the priority – but impact is maximised via universities’ crucial global networks, says Dawn Freshwater
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THE Awards 2021: open for entries
‘Oscars of higher education’ opens to Irish-based entrants for the first time
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Biden challenges universities to meet surge in training demand
Infrastructure plan poised to bring millions of new students as well as billions of research dollars
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UK ‘needs coherent plan’ for research spending after Horizon row
‘Unpredictable’ sequence of cuts and increases for UK science budgets is undermining faith in spending promises, say sector leaders
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Provide year-round accommodation for care leavers, says regulator
OfS says group needs ‘increased flexibility and greater support’ to overcome challenges
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Covid-19 underlines the need for full open access
Research is for public benefit. The UK’s next deal with Elsevier must accelerate the abolition of journal paywalls, says Paul Boyle
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Professor: ‘certification’ mania hobbles Middle East development
Leading scholar says region must place more importance on liberal arts, not just science and engineering, to build better societies
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Canadian university’s aggressive restructuring tactics criticised
Huntington accepts separation from Laurentian, but Thorneloe sees danger to students and faculty nationwide
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NYU provost: don’t let funders and students dictate subject mix
Katherine Fleming tells THE event New York University would ‘turn into a gigantic teaching institution for data science’ if it responded to outside pressure